Mawkanin
Mawkanin
ကွာန်တၟံကၞေင် | |
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မော့ကနင်(Mawt Ka Nin) | |
Mawkanin Location in Burma | |
Coordinates: 15°30′38″N 97°51′12″E / 15.51056°N 97.85333°ECoordinates: 15°30′38″N 97°51′12″E / 15.51056°N 97.85333°E | |
Country | Burma (Myanmar) |
State | Mon State |
District | Mawlamyine District |
Township | Ye Township |
Elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
Population (2014 Census) | 17,552 |
• Ethnicities | Majority:Mons Minority:Burmans Karens |
• Religions | Theravada Buddhism |
Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MST) |
Mawkanin[1] (Burmese_name = မော့ကနင်; Mon_name = ကွာန်တၟံကၞေၚ်) (also known as Ta Maw Kanin) is a large village in Ye Township in Mawlamyine District in the Mon State of southern Myanmar. Mawkanin is on the coastal plain, about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) east of the town of Lamaing and about 18 mi (29 km) north of Ye.[2]
Geography[]
Mawkanin is located in the coastal plain and surrounded by Maw Ka Nin River along the north side. The elevation is from 13 to 75 feet (4.0 to 22.9 m) and the highest area is on the east side of the village.
Populations[]
According to the Myanmar Census 2014 report, the population in Mawkanin is 17,552[3] which are 8,403 males and 9,149 females.
Transport[]
Mawkanin lies on the National Highway 8 (Myanmar) which is connecting Thaton, Mawlamyine, Dawei, and Myeik and lt joins AH1 at Thaton. Mawkanin is about 120 km (75 mi) south of Mawlamyine city and 428 km (266 mi) southeast of Yangon city.
Education[]
Mawkanin has four secondary schools and five primary schools.
Places to visit[]
Mawkanin Pagoda is unique architecture and quite different from other pagoda statues usually seen around the country, and easy to access other towns and villages nearby and in Ye town from Mawkanin. The most popular places around the Mawkanin are Lamaing (Kyaik kay La Tha pagoda), Kyaik Dat Maw Brat (Poppawadi Village), Kawdut(Gwan stone beach), Kyaung Ywa Two Creek Resort, Ye Town, and Ka Byar Wa Beach.
Climate[]
Mawkanin has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen climate classification Am). Temperatures are hot throughout the year, although maximum temperatures in the monsoon months are depressed by heavy clouds and rain. There is a winter dry season (November–April) and a summer wet season (May–October). Torrential rain falls from June to September, with over 1,200 millimetres (47 in) falling in August alone.
Climate data for Mawkanin (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 32.9 (91.2) |
33.8 (92.8) |
34.8 (94.6) |
35.1 (95.2) |
32.6 (90.7) |
30.0 (86.0) |
29.3 (84.7) |
28.8 (83.8) |
30.4 (86.7) |
32.1 (89.8) |
32.9 (91.2) |
32.4 (90.3) |
32.1 (89.8) |
Average low °C (°F) | 16.6 (61.9) |
17.2 (63.0) |
19.0 (66.2) |
21.5 (70.7) |
22.1 (71.8) |
21.9 (71.4) |
21.8 (71.2) |
21.8 (71.2) |
21.6 (70.9) |
21.4 (70.5) |
19.8 (67.6) |
17.5 (63.5) |
20.2 (68.4) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 3.2 (0.13) |
16.8 (0.66) |
24.0 (0.94) |
84.9 (3.34) |
528.9 (20.82) |
1,111.3 (43.75) |
1,171.6 (46.13) |
1,320.5 (51.99) |
687.9 (27.08) |
285.3 (11.23) |
57.0 (2.24) |
23.7 (0.93) |
5,315.1 (209.26) |
Source: Norwegian Meteorological Institute[4] |
Gallery[]
Lake view
Mawkanin Recreation
Rice Field around Mawkanin Area
Waterfall
Monsoon in Mawkanin
Mawkanin Pagoda
Mon National school(Mawkanin)
Mawkanin Lake
Ye Lae pagoda entrance
Sunset view
Mawkanin Pagoda and clock tower view
Ye Lae pagoda
Notes[]
- ^ Mawkanin (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- ^ Ye, Mon State
- ^ TspProfiles_Census_Lamine_2014_MMR.pdf. (PDF): 6 http://themimu.info/sites/themimu.info/files/documents/TspProfiles_Census_Lamine_2014_MMR.pdf. Cite journal requires
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(help) - ^ "Myanmar Climate Report" (PDF). Norwegian Meteorological Institute. pp. 23–36. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
External links[]
- "Mawkanin Map — Satellite Images of Mawkanin" Maplandia World Gazetteer
- Populated places in Mon State